this is not a newsworthy article. Ok, so HP adds another flavor of Linux. Good for it. The already had Red Hat, what's the big deal that They added Mandrake now? Don't get me wrong, I run Mandrake, it's a good OS, but is it news when HP desides to sell a low end computer with a different flavor of Linux than they usually use?
The purported "prize" for participating hackers was 500-megabytes of online storage space
WOOHOO! After all that hacking into thousands of web-sites with who knows how many terabytes of storage, I can now get almost a FULL CD of free web-storage!!!! WOOHOO!!!
and if you could easily factor them it would be trivial to break keys
HAHAHAHA! Beware! For I have the incredible powers to factor prime numbers in my head. Just give me any prime number!
1 factors into 1 and 1
2 factors into 2 and 1
3 factors into 3 and 1
5 factors into 5 and 1
7 factors into 7 and 1
11 factors into 11 and 1
13 factors into 13 and 1
and so on and so forth...
HAHAHAHA! As you can see, I can now break any keys! P|-|34R/\/\3y3 |33+ 5K1||z0rz!
most prohibitionist women drunk "Tonics" to help quell headaches or revitalize their energy. What most didn't realize was that the Tonics were upto 20% alcohol, far more than their husband got going to the bar.
Unfortunately, a lot of powers at be have tried to enforce Morality. Take prohibition for an example, it's a law that NEVER should have passed because it was religious zealots trying to enforce their morals. And when you really think about it, many laws are based on morals, loosely or strictly. Patent law is an example. It wouldn't be right to let people steal my work, so I use the law to protect it. How about the ammendments? It wouldn't be right for us to force our beleifs on other people, so we have freedom of religion. (Did you know G. W. Bush actually had a Jesus day when he was a player in Texas? scary stuff).
Thomas Thoreau beleived as you did, in an expedient Gov't. However, the gov't we have today tries to enforce it's own morals onto other people.
not to be an ass, but is it really news worthy every time Moz makes a release? Didn't we get headlines for 1.4 RC2 and RC3? I use moz exclusively, but even I don't think it's news worthy everytime Moz has a new release (reminds me of the nightly releases news for Phoenix a while back).
Cheap? He doesn't have to buy you more than is necessary to get the work done. If it's only a lousy $2,000, why don't you pay for the G5 you seem to want so much? Because $2,000 is a lot to spend.
Keyboard got soda spilt on it, okay. Does it still work? You've been using it for 6+ months, so I'm going to say yes. So there is no reason to replace it then. Furthermore, keyboards are pretty cheap, and since you spilt the soda on it, you should pay for it.
And seeing as how you still have a job, you really can't do much complaining.
Not to be a Nazi or anything, but it's that kinda "here to stay attitude" that led to the crash. I beleive the Simpsons put it best.
"But it's a golden age for the repo industry. One that will NEVER end."
But we aren't talking about your average american consumer whores. We are talking about supposed proffesionals in a proffesional environment, where utility and functionality should be far above the importance of the coolness factor.
My first thought when I read the article summary was this: "And this is a bad thing because?..."
what about speed? that can induce a hightened awareness.
And he said that because they are mindlessly blasting away in their happy and unproductive gaming lifes. Don't you remember your mom always yelling at you about how games would rot your brain. Same here, no real reason why it's bad, just an expression.
agreed, LAN parties should be about you, your 30 closest friends, and that dumpster you plan on diving into. On the other hand, at these huge ones you could score some free MoBos, and all you have to do is shave and paint your head;]
Unfortunately, LAN parties will soon be illegal under the DMCA, as they provide some of the fastest pirating networks available.
My workstation doubles as a render Node and triples as a small web server (I know i should offload these tasks onto other computers, but so far it's worked out well). To me, uptime is very important, and the apps I run work well enough that I rarely worry about updating until I'm confident about the stability of said updates, or if it's a crucial security patch (I still like to wait and here about any potential conflicts). If it works, there's no reason to fix it:]
It's interesting that you mentioned the automatic updates. I find it interesting that you are pleased that SuSE does nightly auto updates, and most people hate MS for it's automatic updates. That alone says a lot about consumer trust of Linux over MS.
Personally, I don't trust anyone with automatic updates. I like reviewing what each update does, whether I need it, and if anyone has experienced any problems with it.
the ESRB only puts on a rating that indicates who should and shouldn't buy a game. Stores don't enforce any sort of age-related purchase restriction. A 10 year old kid could buy an M rated game if he wanted to without any problem.
If anything, the ESRB is very beneficial for people who want to think for themselves. They only provide information about the game (does it involve excesive violence, would parents feel safe letting their 7 year old play it). They offer information that allows you to make a decision on whether or not you'd consider purchasing it. And for those whom aren't overly concerned with investigating each game for its appropriateness, this provides the consumer with a nice cruch to help them make better decisions faster.
The only people who are worried about ESRB ratings are minors whom are afraid that their parents won't buy them the latest game because its rated M.
that's what focus groups and logic are for. It's pretty obvious which commercials people like. And if Mr. CEO NEEDS those statistics, they have focus groups.
The problem, as you put it, is that most people on/. are ardently set against technology being used to infiltrate their privacy, especially when it offers benefits to those implimenting the technology and offers no real benefits for the end user.
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yes, a 2ghz celeron is low end. The keyword being celeron. They are cheaper and slower, much cheaper and much slower.
this is not a newsworthy article. Ok, so HP adds another flavor of Linux. Good for it. The already had Red Hat, what's the big deal that They added Mandrake now? Don't get me wrong, I run Mandrake, it's a good OS, but is it news when HP desides to sell a low end computer with a different flavor of Linux than they usually use?
The cops used it in the Simpsons, promising everyone free boats ;]
The purported "prize" for participating hackers was 500-megabytes of online storage space
WOOHOO! After all that hacking into thousands of web-sites with who knows how many terabytes of storage, I can now get almost a FULL CD of free web-storage!!!! WOOHOO!!!
Wait, can I still use that in prison?
not really, 16 strands is hardly anything these days, but if that's all they need to get the job done, then so be it.
and if you could easily factor them it would be trivial to break keys
/\/\3y3 |33+ 5K1||z0rz!
HAHAHAHA! Beware! For I have the incredible powers to factor prime numbers in my head. Just give me any prime number!
1 factors into 1 and 1
2 factors into 2 and 1
3 factors into 3 and 1
5 factors into 5 and 1
7 factors into 7 and 1
11 factors into 11 and 1
13 factors into 13 and 1
and so on and so forth...
HAHAHAHA! As you can see, I can now break any keys! P|-|34R
most prohibitionist women drunk "Tonics" to help quell headaches or revitalize their energy. What most didn't realize was that the Tonics were upto 20% alcohol, far more than their husband got going to the bar.
Unfortunately, a lot of powers at be have tried to enforce Morality. Take prohibition for an example, it's a law that NEVER should have passed because it was religious zealots trying to enforce their morals. And when you really think about it, many laws are based on morals, loosely or strictly. Patent law is an example. It wouldn't be right to let people steal my work, so I use the law to protect it. How about the ammendments? It wouldn't be right for us to force our beleifs on other people, so we have freedom of religion. (Did you know G. W. Bush actually had a Jesus day when he was a player in Texas? scary stuff).
Thomas Thoreau beleived as you did, in an expedient Gov't. However, the gov't we have today tries to enforce it's own morals onto other people.
not to be an ass, but is it really news worthy every time Moz makes a release? Didn't we get headlines for 1.4 RC2 and RC3? I use moz exclusively, but even I don't think it's news worthy everytime Moz has a new release (reminds me of the nightly releases news for Phoenix a while back).
several in a world of hundreds of millions isn't much at all. Most serious admins run *nix or windows
Cheap? He doesn't have to buy you more than is necessary to get the work done. If it's only a lousy $2,000, why don't you pay for the G5 you seem to want so much? Because $2,000 is a lot to spend.
Keyboard got soda spilt on it, okay. Does it still work? You've been using it for 6+ months, so I'm going to say yes. So there is no reason to replace it then. Furthermore, keyboards are pretty cheap, and since you spilt the soda on it, you should pay for it.
And seeing as how you still have a job, you really can't do much complaining.
What we now consider "doldrums" are here to stay
Not to be a Nazi or anything, but it's that kinda "here to stay attitude" that led to the crash. I beleive the Simpsons put it best.
"But it's a golden age for the repo industry. One that will NEVER end."
But we aren't talking about your average american consumer whores. We are talking about supposed proffesionals in a proffesional environment, where utility and functionality should be far above the importance of the coolness factor.
My first thought when I read the article summary was this: "And this is a bad thing because?..."
Really, this is a GOOD sign.
just glad they have so many mirrors. I was worried the /. effect would have kept me from getting it
what about speed? that can induce a hightened awareness.
And he said that because they are mindlessly blasting away in their happy and unproductive gaming lifes. Don't you remember your mom always yelling at you about how games would rot your brain. Same here, no real reason why it's bad, just an expression.
agreed, LAN parties should be about you, your 30 closest friends, and that dumpster you plan on diving into. On the other hand, at these huge ones you could score some free MoBos, and all you have to do is shave and paint your head ;]
Unfortunately, LAN parties will soon be illegal under the DMCA, as they provide some of the fastest pirating networks available.
No. They can't. In fact the article clearly states that they were pleased to reach over 1,000 attendees.
But who really cares if they can or can't hold X amount of people. I just want their Network Equipment when they are done
My workstation doubles as a render Node and triples as a small web server (I know i should offload these tasks onto other computers, but so far it's worked out well). To me, uptime is very important, and the apps I run work well enough that I rarely worry about updating until I'm confident about the stability of said updates, or if it's a crucial security patch (I still like to wait and here about any potential conflicts). If it works, there's no reason to fix it :]
It's interesting that you mentioned the automatic updates. I find it interesting that you are pleased that SuSE does nightly auto updates, and most people hate MS for it's automatic updates. That alone says a lot about consumer trust of Linux over MS.
Personally, I don't trust anyone with automatic updates. I like reviewing what each update does, whether I need it, and if anyone has experienced any problems with it.
agreed, but all this means is Performance Accelorated Technology. To me, that just means marketing hype.
the ESRB only puts on a rating that indicates who should and shouldn't buy a game. Stores don't enforce any sort of age-related purchase restriction. A 10 year old kid could buy an M rated game if he wanted to without any problem.
If anything, the ESRB is very beneficial for people who want to think for themselves. They only provide information about the game (does it involve excesive violence, would parents feel safe letting their 7 year old play it). They offer information that allows you to make a decision on whether or not you'd consider purchasing it. And for those whom aren't overly concerned with investigating each game for its appropriateness, this provides the consumer with a nice cruch to help them make better decisions faster.
The only people who are worried about ESRB ratings are minors whom are afraid that their parents won't buy them the latest game because its rated M.
the FCC still sux
I swear I'm going to get a gun and shoot someone.
Can that someone be yourself?
what do you mean lately?
that's what focus groups and logic are for. It's pretty obvious which commercials people like. And if Mr. CEO NEEDS those statistics, they have focus groups.
/. are ardently set against technology being used to infiltrate their privacy, especially when it offers benefits to those implimenting the technology and offers no real benefits for the end user.
The problem, as you put it, is that most people on